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Weather and Climate Case Studies Flashcards

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The Great Storm

What was the date?

A

15th October 1987

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The Great Storm

Where did the depression form?

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Bay of Biscay

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The Great Storm

Why was the depression so big?

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Because the sea was unusually warm.

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The Great Storm

Where was the polar jet stream located?

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Further South then usual.

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The Great Storm

Where and when did it hit?

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South Cornwall just after midnight.

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The Great Storm

When did the depression weaken?

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After 6am when it moved over the North Sea

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The Great Storm

How many people died?

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18 in England and 4 in France

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The Great Storm

How many building were damaged?

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1 million

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The Great Storm

What did the insurance claims total?

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1.4 billion pounds

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The Great Storm

Why were transport and infrastructure disrupted?

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Fallen trees

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The Great Storm

Which airport closed?

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Gatwick

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The Great Storm

How many trees blew down?

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15 million

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The Great Storm
What are the short term responses?
(there are 4)

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  • emergency services recovery and clean up operations
  • phone companies and electricity boards repair and replace equipment
  • highway agency cleared roads and railways
  • forestry workers began collecting fallen trees and offering advice on replanting
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The Great Storm
What are the long term responses?
(there are 3)

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  • Met office were criticised for forecasting, warning were improved, weather ships and buoys
  • improved computer models now used
  • government established the severe weather warning service
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Hurricane Katrina

What was the date?

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29th August 2005

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Hurricane Katrina

Where did the storm form?

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Bahamas

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Hurricane Katrina

When did it strengthen from category 1 to 5?

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The Gulf of Mexico

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Hurricane Katrina

How strong were the winds?

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200km/h

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Hurricane Katrina

How much rainfall?

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200-250mm

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Hurricane Katrina

How big was the storm surge?

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8.5m

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Hurricane Katrina

How many people died?

A

1836

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Hurricane Katrina

How many people had no electricity?

A

3 million

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Hurricane Katrina

How many deaths were because of polluted water?

A

5

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Hurricane Katrina

How many schools were destroyed and damaged?

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18 schools destroyed and 74 badly damaged

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Hurricane Katrina

What was the total cost of the damage?

A

$300 billion

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Hurricane Katrina

What damaged the shipping industry?

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The port being destroyed.

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Hurricane Katrina

How much forest was destroyed?

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5300km squared

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Hurricane Katrina

What costally was destroyed?

A

The costal habitats costal conservation areas

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Hurricane Katrina
What were the proactive responses?
(there are 4)

A
  • Hurricane warning issued on the 26th
  • Fema started preparation on the 27th
  • US coast guard positioned helicopters and boats near the area likely to be affected
  • Voluntary and mandatory evacuation orders
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Hurricane Katrina
What were the reactive responses?
(6 marks)

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  • Emergency shelters set up in Louisiana
  • Superdome sheltered 26000 people
  • Emergency services rescued over 50000 people
  • Fema sent rescue teams, medicine, water, food
  • 58000 National guard troops destroyed
  • charities collected over $4 billion
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Cyclone Nargis

What was the date it happened on?

A

2nd May 2008

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Cyclone Nargis

Where did it form?

A

The Bay of Bengal

33
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Cyclone Nargis

What strength was it was it approached the coast of Burma

A

Category 4

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Cyclone Nargis

What were the wind speeds?

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215 km/h

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Cyclone Nargis

How big was the storm surge?

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5m

36
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Cyclone Nargis

When was it downgraded from a cyclone?

A

May 3rd

37
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Cyclone Nargis

How many people died?

A

140’000

38
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Cyclone Nargis

What percentage of health facilities were damaged?

A

75%

39
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Cyclone Nargis

How many people were left without shelter?

A

2.5 million

40
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Cyclone Nargis

What percentage didn’t have access to clean water?

A

70%

41
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Cyclone Nargis

What disease was rife?

A

Dysentry

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Cyclone Nargis
What were the economic factors?
(there are 5)

A
  • 200’000 farm animals killed
  • crops lost
  • over 40% of food stored was destroyed
  • total cost of $4 billion
  • Millions lost their livelihoods
43
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Cyclone Nargis
What were the environmental impacts?
(there are 3)

A
  • 600000+ hectares of agricultural land damaged
  • 38000 hectares of forest destroyed
  • Flooding caused the erosion and salination of the land
44
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Cyclone Nargis
What were the proactive responses?
(there are 3)

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  • no dedicated hurricane monitoring centre
  • warned 48 hours before but the severity of it wasn’t advised about
  • no emergency preparation plans or evacuation plans
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Cyclone Nargis
What were the reactive responses?
(there are 5)

A
  • initially refused to accept foreign aid
  • eventually accepted but then wouldn’t let workers in
  • UN refugee agency sent 22 tonnes of tents/supplies
  • Charities sent aid
  • Italy sent 25 tonnes of emergency equipment
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Cyclone Nargis
What were the criticisms of the responses?
(there are 3)

A
  • military seized some aid
  • delay in accepting/distribution
  • som aid still refused entry

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